The boat was carrying more than 60 footballers and fans from Fofo landing site in Buseruka Sub County to Runga landing site in Kigorobya Sub County for a friendly football match when the tragedy occurred. It capsized a few meters from Fofo landing site after setting off killing at least 30 people.
Read more ...Princess Joan Gafabusa and Prince Samuel Kintu Harrison in March dragged CICO, a Chinese firm which was contracted to tarmac Hoima-Wanseko road to court accusing it of illegally blasting Haibale rock which is located in Kyakasato village, Kisukuma parish, Kigorobya Sub-county Hoima district.
Read more ...According to the health ministry, screening points will be set up at the Catholic, Anglican and Muslim martyr’s sites in Namugongo.
Read more ...Located on Mubende Hill, Nakayima Cultural Site is the home to the renowned Nakayima Tree, which is said to have supernatural powers for healing, fertility, wealth and good health. The tree, considered an important part of African Spirituality, gets its name from a beautiful spiritual princess Nakayima, who allegedly disappeared in it.
Read more ...The facility, whose construction commenced in July 2016 by Ambitious Construction Company Limited at a price of18.3 billion shillings, now requires a similar amount to procure furniture as well as facilities for staff to manage and run the prison.
Read more ...According to the victim’s father, Julius Byagageire, her child was beaten on May 18th, 2019 while at the school to attend remedial teachings.
Read more ...The Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese Dr. John Baptist Odama says many of the pledges towards preparations have not been fulfilled. He says the Episcopal conference requires 900 million to successfully host this years celebration.
Read more ...It is alleged that while in Amolatar town on Wednesday evening around 8pm, the suspect reportedly shot and injured Okot on the knees and the arm.
Read more ...The Centre hosted by Mbarara University of Science and Technology is one of the four that will receive a financial award of USD 250,00O each, from a World Bank grant, as seed funds for the establishment of these regional Incubation Centers.
Read more ...The affected residents are from the villages of; Kyandaaza, Kigeye and Kateerero located in Byakabanda Sub County. A Kampala based businessman Enoch Rwamirembe is threatening to evict them off the land they have occupied for decades.
Read more ...Kyagulanyi lawyers led by Asuman Basalirwa told Buganda Road Magistrates Court on Thursday that Kyagulanyi was unable to appear in person on grounds that he is reportedly out of the country on official matters.
Read more ...Rupa and Katikekile sub-counties have been fighting over administrative boundary since 2002 when mining activities commenced in Moroto.
Read more ...The nation-wide on-going exercise has according to Kania finger printed 29,916 guns from Uganda Police Force, 1,204 from the Uganda Prisons Services, 911 from Private Security Organisation and 149 guns that individual privately licensed.
Read more ...The Commission heard that the dispute involving two families headed by widows has become a security threat to area residents. The tension followed the commencement of construction works on the disputed piece of land, hardly two weeks after the destruction of crops planted earlier on three acres.
Read more ...Waninda is accused of assaulting two journalists Hannington Kisakye attached to Smart 24 Television and Eric Yiga attached to Salt TV.
Read more ...Uganda’s forest cover has been depleted to 8% up from 24% in 1990s, largely attributed to human encroachment for different activities such as tree cutting for charcoal and timber as well as agriculture.
Read more ...The funding will go to 120 pupils and students from the two districts selected by the offices of the District Education Officers based on the Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB results released early this year.
Read more ...The advice was given by Upendo Furaha Peneza, the chairperson of the Tanzania Youth Parliamentary Forum at the official launch of the Alliance for National Transformation, an opposition political party fronted by Maj Gen Gregory Mugisha Muntu. Furaha, 30, is a member of Chadema, the Party for Democracy and Progress in Tanzania.
Read more ...The trial is going to use the Janssen Ebola Vaccine that was developed by Janssen Pharmaceutical company. Phase I and II human trials of the vaccine have already been carried out by the Oxford Vaccine Group in the United Kingdom
Read more ...Preliminary reports indicate that the suspects have been working closely with some workers at the site to steal bags of cement from the store.
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